FantasticCat has started this series which is a continuation of
the series that Dorsetgal has started in Dorset (GC1K6MX) , after
hearing about it how it got established in the US on the Podcacher
Podcast. Hopefully in time it will become established
nationwide!
The guidelines, as set out by FantasticCat, for this series are
copied below from the first in this series (GC1N994) Curse of the
FTF Greater London #1- New River Head:
1. FTF'er should place the next cache in the series (in this
case, The Curse of the FTF #7) within 1 month... Otherwise the
curse will prevent you from ever getting another FTF again!!!
Muhahahahahahahaha!
2. You can only be a FTF for this series once. This spreads the
FTF love around, and gives others a chance to play along.
3. Cache can be any type of cache (Puzzle, Multi, etc.), but I
do ask that: You set it in Greater London (there are 33 London
boroughs making up Greater London; Enfield in the North down to
Croydon and Bromley in the South, Hillingdon in the West through to
Havering in the East)
4. You must include this set of guidelines in your listing for
the series I will be happy to answer any questions concerning the
guidelines or about the placing of caches to those who have not
placed a cache before.
By way of clarification, there is no requirement besides the
standard signing of the cache log to prevent you from logging this
cache when found. Everyone should log their find, and hopefully the
FTF person will play along and place another cache, but it is in no
way a requirement for logging your find.
SERIES FTFers
- New River Head (GC1N994) - Loony Londo
- Barnet Church (GC1NA65) -Rastan
- The Mill Field (GC1QC5M) - Ducktagnan
- Winchmore Hill (GC1QVVV) - Renatopivano
- Abney Park (GC1RMNK) - james and sadie
And now onto Number 6 - Frieze!
This is a micro-cache in a magnetic key case, located in a quiet
corner of Islington near to the Almeida Theatre.
Battishill Gardens were opened by Sir John Betjeman in 1975 to
provide a new home for an impressive stone frieze which had adorned
a building in the City from 1842 to 1922. It was carved by Musgrave
Lewthwaite Watson whose most notable other work was a panel at the
base of Nelson's Column.
The photos below show the frieze and further information about
its history and the significance of the various figures it
contains.
The most direct way into the Gardens is from Napier Terrace but
there are alternative entrances in Waterloo Terrace and Battishill
Street which avoid the steps, although the paving stones are a
little uneven. On one occasion I found the Napier Terrace entrance
locked at 8.30pm (it was mid-summer), although the other two gates
were still open.
The cache contains a log only, so please bring a pen and replace
the cache carefully.